LIFE Amnesty Program Underway
December 9, 2013
The INS published a rule on June 1, 2001 to implement the amnesty provision of the Legal Immigration and Family Equity Act ("LIFE") of 2000. Affecting some 400,000 "illegal immigrants" in the US, the LIFE Amnesty law should bring closure to an enormous class of individuals who have resided in the United States since at […]
ICE Arrests And Removal Proceedings: Know Your Rights!
December 9, 2013
Over the past 18 months, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has been stepping-up arrest and detention levels of immigrants in the US to unprecedented levels. Many of these arrests have come about as a result of well-publicized "worksite raids," where ICE has been targeting manufacturing, construction and food service industries for large-scale assaults designed […]
Fourteenth Amendment Under Attack
December 9, 2013
As the immigration debate begins to heat up once again in the US Congress, some Republicans are taking a scrutinizing look at the Fourteenth Amendment. CBS reports that Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) has called the 14th Amendment's guarantee of birthright citizenship "a mistake," saying he may introduce a constitutional amendment to eliminate automatic. Additionally, Senator […]
Fee Gouging and Client Harassment
December 9, 2013
Although attorneys take an oath upon admission to the bar to zealously advocate on behalf of their clients, I have heard an overwhelming number of stories in which potential clients depict their attorneys' actions and statements in meetings as completely adverse to their cause. Instead of listening with empathy and compassion to a prospective client's […]
Federal Litigation To Force The USCIS To Take Action On Your Case!
December 9, 2013
The processing times for some applications pending at the US Citizenship & Immigration Services ("USCIS") are longer than ever before. The USCIS holds a monopoly over all immigrants applying for green cards, citizenship and other applications, since the USCIS is the only agency authorized to adjudicate requests for immigration benefits. The USCIS cannot, however, force […]
EB-5 Program Survives Attack
December 9, 2013
The employment-based fifth preference ("EB-5") immigrant visa petition category suffered severe setbacks over the past 18 months, but should emerge triumphant in the new millennium. Allegations of rampant fraud and various schemes designed to circumvent statutory requirements caused a virtual freeze on the adjudication of such petitions in 1998, followed by the installation of an […]
